PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) announced today that it will report results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2013 following the close of regular trading on Wednesday, January 23, 2013. The news release will be followed by a teleconference available to all interested parties at 2:00 p.m. PT. The news release and a link to the conference call webcast will be available on the company website at: www.varian.com/investor. To access the teleconference call and replay:

Teleconference:

Access from within the U.S. by dialing 1-877-869-3847, and from outside the U.S. by dialing 1-201-689-8261.

Replay:

Access from within the U.S. by dialing 1-877-660-6853 and from outside the U.S. by dialing 1-201-612-7415, and enter conference ID 406360. The teleconference will be rebroadcast until 8:00 p.m. ET, Friday, January 25, 2013.

Webcast:

Visit the company website at: www.varian.com/investor and click on the "Quarterly Conference Call" icon. Web conferences will be archived on the company website for a year.

About Varian Medical SystemsVarian Medical Systems, Inc., of Palo Alto, California, is the world's leading manufacturer of medical devices and software for treating cancer and other medical conditions with radiotherapy, radiosurgery, and brachytherapy. The company supplies informatics software for managing comprehensive cancer clinics, radiotherapy centers and medical oncology practices. Varian is a premier supplier of tubes, digital detectors, and image processing workstations for X-ray imaging in medical, scientific, and industrial applications and also supplies high-energy X-ray devices for cargo screening and non-destructive testing applications. Varian Medical Systems employs approximately 6,000 people who are located at manufacturing sites in North America, Europe, and China and approximately 70 sales and support offices around the world. For more information, visit http://www.varian.com or follow us on Twitter.